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J. B. MORSE.

GAME. NO. 324,873. Patented Aug. 25, 1885.

WTNEEEEE: I NVENTDFM UNITED JOHN B. MORSE, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

'GAME.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 324,873, dated August 25, 1885.

Application filed March 9, 1855." (No model.)

To (tZZ whont it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN B. Monsn, of the city and county of Providence, in the State of Rhode Island, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Games; and I declare the following to be a specification thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

Figure l is a perspective view of the board on which the game is played. Fig. 2 shows the ball. Fig. 3 represents the one.

My invention is a flanged board with post, pockets, and compartments, upon which, by a ball and one, a game is played identical with the game called base-ball, according to the rules thereof. This is the parlor game of base-ball, and bears the same resemblance to the common game of base-ball as the wellknown game of parlor-croquet has to the common game of croquet. The board shown in Fig. 1 is rectangular in shape, and has a ledge or flange, A, on all its sides. In the center is a raised rectangular platform, B, which is the in-field, and between the lodges and the platform is a depressed portion, which is the out-field, and isdivided by the partitions G into twelve compartments, (designated in the drawings by numerals from 1 to 12, inclusive.) A knob or post, D, is set at the corner of the platform B. (Shown in the drawings.) Four pockets, a I) c d, are made in the platform.

Instead of making the pockets in the platform, they may be made upon the edge of the platform and extend into the eon'ipartments. The line 0 in the platform is the base-line, and the points atthe angles of said base-line represent holes wherein pegs may be set to mark the progress of the game.

In playing the game I place the ball, Fig. 2, in position at the point marked at, and drive it by the cue, Fig. 3, against thepost 1). The

ball will rebound from the post and come to a rest in some one of the pockets or compartments, as may happen in consequence of the angle of incidence and reflection in striking said post and rebounding therefrom. The pocket a represents the first base, the pocket I) the second base, the pocket 0 the shortstop, and the pocket (Z the third base. If the ball enters the compartment 12, it is a passed ball. If the ball strikes the post D and rebounds therefrom into the compartment 1 or 11, it is considered as caught out by catcher; if into the compartment 2 or 10, it is foulf if into the compartment 3, 5, 7, or 9, itis a base-hit, if into the compartment 4, it is caught out at right field, if into the compartment 6, it is caught out at center field, ifiuto the compartment 8, it is caught out at left field. If the ball enters a, b, c, or d, it is caught out by the first base, second base, short-stop, or third base, respectively. The postD represents the batsman. VVhenever a base-hit is made, the men (represented by pegs to be inserted in said holes at the angles of the base-line 6) advance to the bases ant score, according to the familiar rules of the common game of baseball.

I am aware of Letters Patent of the United States No. 74,154., granted to Sebring, February 4, 1.868, and do not claim the construction shown therein.

I claim as a novel and useful invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent The gameboard herein described, having the external rim or flange, A, the raised plat form B, the channel. extending from the platform on all sides to the flange and divided by the partitions O, the post D, and pockets c b c d, all arranged substantially as and for the purpose specified.

J OIIN B. MORSE. \Vitncsses:

DANIEL W. FINK, \VAi-mnN R. Peace. 

